Erucic acid

Erucic acid- C22H42O
Erucic acid is monounsaturated fatty. Erucic acid is in rapeseed oil also known as canola oil.
You can discover erucic acid in:

• mustard seeds
• wallflower seeds
• nasturtium seeds.

If humans were exposed to high levels of erucic acid, the myocardium would get used to the oxidation of long chain fatty acids over a period of time.

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Citations:
www.foodstandards.gov.au
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